Fall Guys could try to revive an idea discarded due to the squid game

Fall Guys, the battle royale platformer developed by Mediatonic and published by Devolver Digital, may attempt to revive a level concept scrapped due to the popularity of the Squid Game.

During an interview with Techradar, the game’s lead designer, Joe Walsh, spoke about the difficulty the team faces in coming up with new concepts for the game and how many level ideas end up being discarded compared to those that are overlooked. During the segment, Walsh spoke about a discarded concept that the team could revive, based on the immense popularity of Netflix’s South Korean survival drama Squid Game.

“Oh yeah, there’s definitely a lot,” Walsh said of the number of levels that don’t go into the game. “One of the ones that has emerged recently, again, is Squid Game, [which] It is now the largest television show in the world. And it opens with Red Light Green Light, which is something we dabbled with. And we never really got to create a prototype, because we couldn’t see how it works. “

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“Inside a video game there is something about movement, that in real life it is very difficult to stay still. But in a video game, you just lower the control. And at that moment, I think we were like never do red light, green light, no It makes sense. ‘But now, seeing how popular Squid Game is, I’d love for us to try something like that again and see if we can do it in Fall Guys. “

Fall Guys and Squid Game may differ in tone, but the two share similarities. From creating ideas based on childhood favorites, to levels designed with bright, vibrant color schemes and a knockout look, it’s easy to see how some of the mini-games featured in Squid Game could move on to Fall Guys and why Mediatonic may be up for it. to explore the concept again. .

Several of the Squid Game games could turn into rounds of Fall Guys and indeed, without spoiling the show, one of them actually feels very similar to an existing Fall Guys activity as it is. It would be great to see Red Light, Green Light join the lineup as well.

The first season of Squid Game has received an overwhelming amount of praise from both audience members and critics. IGN’s review of Squid Game gave the show a 9/10 and called it “one of the most unique things you’ll see this year.” Despite reportedly losing six teeth due to stress during the show’s production, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk says he already has potential ideas for a second season, which could focus less on his contestants.

In recent months, various Fall Guys costumes have been introduced into the game referencing various franchise ties. While games like Super Monkey Ball, Nier Automata, and Ratchet and Clank have seen crossover content on the battle royale platform, Fall Guys ties to Squid Game seem more likely to end with level design, right?

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow it on Twitter.